Derogatorily
De‐rog″a‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a derogatory manner; disparagingly. Aubrey.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Derogatoriness
De‐rog″a‐to‐ri‐ness, n. Quality of being derogatory.
Derogatory
De‐rog″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; — with from, to, or unto.Acts of Parliament derogatory from the pow...
Derotremata
‖Der′o‐tre″ma‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. δέροσ skin + �, �, hole.] (Zoöl.) The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openi...
Derre
Der″re (?), a. Dearer. Chaucer.
Derrick
Der″rick (?), n. [Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named Derrick. The name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk, prop. meaning, chief of the people; cf. AS. peódric, E. Theo...
Derrick (2)
Der″rick, n.(Mining) The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well.
Derring
Der″ring, a. Daring or warlike.Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. Spenser.
Derringer
Der″rin‐ger (?), n. A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
Derth
Derth (?), n. Dearth; scarcity. Spenser.
Dertrotheca
‖Der′tro‐the″ca (?), n.(Zoöl.) The horny covering of the end of the bill of birds.
Dervish
{ Der″vish (?), Der″vise (?), Der″vis (?), } n. [Per. derwēsch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.] A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extre...
Dervish (2)
Der″vish, n. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.
Derworth
Der″worth (dēr″wẽrth), a. [AS. deórwurþe, lit., dearworth.] Precious. Piers Plowman.
Descant
Des″cant (dĕs″kănt), n. [OF. descant, deschant, F. déchant, discant, LL. discantus, fr. L. dis + cantus singing, melody, fr. canere to sing. See Chant, and cf. Descant, v. i., D...
Descant (2)
Des‐cant″ (dĕs‐kănt″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Descanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Descanting.] [From descant; n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter, deschanter; L. dis- + cantare to sing.] 1. To ...
Descanter
Des‐cant″er (?), n. One who descants.
Descend
De‐scend″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Descended; p. pr. & vb. n.Descending.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de- + scandere to climb. See Scan.] 1. To pass from a higher to...
Descend (2)
De‐scend″ (?), v. t. To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder.But never tears his cheek des...
Descendant
De‐scend″ant (?), a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent.] Descendent.
Descendant (2)
De‐scend″ant, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; — correlative to ancestor or ascendant.Our first parents and their descendants. Hale.The descendant of so many...
Descendent
De‐scend″ent (?), a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendant.] Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.More than mortal graceSpeaks thee d...
Descender
De‐scend″er (?), n. One who descends.
Descendibility
De‐scend′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being descendible; capability of being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an estate.
Descendible
De‐scend″i‐ble (?), a. 1. Admitting descent; capable of being descended.2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir. “A descendant estate.” Sir W. Jones.
Descending
De‐scend″ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.Descending constellationsorsigns(Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. — Descending ...
Descendingly
De‐scend″ing‐ly, adv. In a descending manner.